 so it's time to think about travel for the fourth of july holiday if you're headed to the beach you may want to just swim at the hotel pool you should know how to swim if you're a weak swimmer don't get in the ocean it's just not worth the risk don't get in the ocean he says talking about rip currents pulling people under consider lifeguards have rescued more than 60 people here in north carolina just in the last week more than 60 and it's a problem from here to florida